GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When did the first signs of government appear?
A
10th and 9th century B.C.
B
8th and 7th century B.C.
C
5th and 4th century B.C.
D
3rd and 2nd century B.C.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -According to James D. Carroll & Alfred M. Zuck, the publication by “Woodrow Wilson of his essay, “The Study of Administration” in 1887 is generally regarded as the beginning of public administration as a specific field of study".

Detailed explanation-2: -Alexander Hamilton used the word ‘Public Administration’ for the first time in 1812.

Detailed explanation-3: -Public Administration as an independent and separate subject of study began in 1887 and the credit for this goes to Woodrow Wilson. In order to understand the present status of the discipline as a field of inquiry it becomes essential to study its evolution.

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